How To Use Wireshark To Analyze Pcap?
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1. Download and install Wireshark.
2. Launch Wireshark.
3. Click “File” > “Open” and select the .pcap file you want to analyze.
4. Click “Statistics” > “Protocol Hierarchy” to get a quick overview of the protocols used in the capture.
5. Use the “Filter” bar to search for specific traffic.
6. Select a packet in the “Packet List” pane to view its contents in the “Packet Details” pane.
7. Use the “Statistics” menu to get more detailed information on the packet capture.
8. Use the “Export Objects” feature in the “File” menu to extract files from the packet capture.
9. Save the capture to a different file format by using the “Export Specified Packets” feature in the “File” menu.
1. Download and install Wireshark.
2. Start Wireshark.
3. Select the interface that you would like to capture packets from (e.g. wifi, Ethernet).
4. Select “Capture” from the menu bar at the top of the page.
5. In the “Capture Filter” box, enter the filter string for the protocol or hosts you would like to capture (e.g. http, ip host 10.10.0.2). With no filter specified, all traffic will be captured.
6. Select the “Start” button to begin capturing packets.
7. To stop capturing packets, select the “Stop” button.
8. From the “File” menu bar, select “Open” and browse to the location of your .pcap file.
9. Once the .pcap file has been opened, Wireshark will start analyzing it.
10. You can use the built in filters to break down the data by protocol, IP address, etc.
11. If you want to further analyze the traffic, you can export individual packets as text files, export whole sessions as raw data, or use Wireshark’s various graphing tools.